PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour gets Move, MotionPlus support

The latest iteration of O-Games' "phenomenally successful" PDC World Championship Darts franchise is getting two no-brainer features: support for PS3's Move controller and Wii's MotionPlus add-on.

Available in Europe on November 26th, Pro Tour boasts a number of features that should interest the hardcore competitive dart-throwing fan. For example, the game's career mode includes the newly-established Grand Slam of Darts. Commentary will be offered by the "Voice of Darts," Sid Waddell and John Gwynne. Finally, the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game will include online 1-on-1 matches, and support for DLC, including new players and darting accessories. For connoisseurs of the sport, this should sound thrilling, right?

PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour

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24 September 2010

PDC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DARTS: PRO TOUR ON TARGET FOR PLAYSTATION MOVE AND WII MOTION+

The definitive darts experience lines up at The Oche on 26th November for Wii™, PlayStation 3™, Xbox 360™

24th September 2010 – Wellingborough, UK/... O-Games today announced that the latest iteration of its phenomenally successful PDC World Championship Darts franchise has evolved to support the latest developments in motion control gaming and will feature full PlayStation Move motion controller and Wii Motion+ support, in addition to standard PS3 and Xbox 360 control pads – allowing more players more ways of joining the game.

Phil 'The Power' Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade, Mervyn King and Simon Whitlock are just some of the big names from the PDC to play as or compete against in the game being developed by Redoubt. The motion control evolution will allow PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour to focus on fluid, accurate and simple throwing dynamics, getting players closer to the action than ever before. The new game will also build on the successes of its predecessors, with updated graphics, character models, and an optimised control system when it is released on 26th November 2010 for WiiTM, PlayStation 3TM, Xbox 360TM.

Further establishing its heritage as the definitive darts game for fans of the sport, PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour's in-depth career mode will also support the latest tournaments, including the Grand Slam of Darts, a new fixture in the PDC events calendar. Player View puts you at The Oche in the eyes of a Pro, with gamers being able to control player celebrations. Plus the atmosphere will be further enhanced with an all-new commentary from TV's 'Voice of Darts' Sid Waddell and John Gwynne; top level match referees, Bruce Spendley and Russ Bray; and Master of Ceremonies, John McDonald.

O-Games has also confirmed online 1-on-1 matches for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers, as well as PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour featuring a raft of downloadable content support on Xbox Live and PSN: including new players, events and darting accessories.

Get ready to line up behind The Oche with PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC from 26th November 2010.

For more information on O-Games, please visit www.og-international.net

Reader Comments (17)

hmmm sounds good too me.

also. anyone else think that guy in the screen shot with the dart was Jack Tretton ?

Is it just me, or is Kinect getting no third-party support? (In comparison to Move at least).

@Shadowbender
Kinect isnt out yet.

@Shadowbender

Who really wants a darts game, anyhow? I wouldn't really call this a big loss of third-party support...

@Shadowbender Not sure this would work well with Kinect.

@MrGreen
Well you have to be standing to use kinect... so it has that going for it

@Shadowbender

it was always apparent to me from the beginning that move would get a ton more 3rd party support because it is simply much more applicable to traditional core gaming because of its buttons, accuracy and low latency.
For developers mapping controls for move is very similar to mapping controls for wiimote, this will really encourge developers to add it in. Kinect is totally different , and requires entirely new types of games.

I really feel like microsoft has made a big mistake, I imagine ironically it will end up much the same way as eyetoy and playstation eye~ not having any 3rd party support and a majority of games being casual party games with a few standout experiences. I think kinect has a much greater chance for widescale adoption simply because the developer support is there.

we'll see but Ive always said that Move>Kinect and that Kinect will be a major failure .I guess only time will tell.

180!!!!

@Fuzzyhammers
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@Wonkuoysseleht

Hah, that would be awesome. Then you could give it to your kid so he could grow up and become a serial killer!

only if theres a drinking mini pre game included

@PR0F3TA
Just online XD

Fortunetly move is pretty soft so there won't be any broken TVs XD

Wow. Is gripping a move or wiimote in your hand and throwing your arm at the tv really a good way to convey the subtle nuances of a practically-stationary sport where even finger technique is considered important?

What's next? Bomb disarming simulation with 1:1 scale?

I'm bored to tears just thinking about this game